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| 1. BACK IN THE SADDLE |
| 2. LAST CHILD |
| 3. RATS IN THE CELLAR |
| 4. COMBINATION |
| 5. SICK AS A DOG |
| 6. NOBODY'S FAULT |
| 7. GET THE LEAD OUT |
| 8. LICK AND A PROMISE |
| 9. HOME TONIGHT |
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They'd soon crash, and hard, thanks to their own excesses. But Rocks captures Aerosmith at a crazily driven peak of creativity; anyone who heard it and continued to dismiss them as mere Stones clones was just being wilful. This is blues rock cranked up to 1970s stadium level, the sound of the Trans Am, or maybe the Porsches several of these guys (surprisingly) remember driving. The psychic battering they would succumb to on the next year's Draw the Line is foreshadowed in Joe Perry's "Combination", but he and Steven Tyler also celebrate the rock-star mythos on "Lick and a Promise." The party-fuelled tension, the tension-fuelled party. -- Rickey Wright
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
On cold winter evenings when the wind howls around the house and leaves blow against the window trying to seek shelter from the storm, across the country rock fans gather around the warm glow of the fire, beer in hand, to discuss which album was the greatest hard rock album ever released. Was it the first Montrose album..possibly...Van Halen's?..maybe Zep 3? All worthy contenders until the mention of Aerosmith Rocks is whispered and all heads nod in appreciation. When it was released back in 1976 Aerosmith were arguably at their commercial and artistic height over in the old US of A. The band could do no wrong. This album is a fine testimony to that fact. Tie Gramps to the rocking chair coz when you put this baby on the sheer power is gonna make him fly up the chimney! Kicking off with the now legendary Back in the Saddle, the pace never lets up. The funky sass of Last Child is next followed immediately by Rats in the Cellar which will just blow you away with its frentic riffing and spat out lyrics, a classic. This is one album with atitude and it shoves it down your throat from start to finish. With hindsight we see today that Aerosmith, after a rocky (sic) time have again climbed back to the heights of success they so rightfully deserve and many Aerosmith fans may argue that maybe the album before this, Toys in the Attic, or later albums such as Pump,Permanent Vacation or Nine Lives are better...that'll always be debatable. But for sheer unbridled aggression and white knuckle thrills there is no other album like it. Buy and grin inanely.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Guitarist Joe Perry wanted Aerosmith's third album, "Toys In The Attic", to be called "Rocks", but he was out-voted, and that title had to wait a year before being applied to this great collection of bluesy hard rock.
Many people consider "Rocks" to be Aerosmith's greatest album, and while that is debatable ("Toys" is at least as good), it does feture some of the band's best and most consistent songwriting.
Opening with the tough hard-rock stomper "Back In The Saddle", "Rocks" goes through a number of highlights, including the slow funk-groove of "Last Child", and the tough riff-rockers "Lick And A Promise", "Combination" and "Get The Lead Out".
But everything is worth a listen, really, and "Rocks" is a must-have for fans of early Aerosmith. One of the best American hard rock records of the mid-seventies.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the is possibly the greatest rock album of all time. From start to finish this is pure class with no low points. Back in The Saddle is one of my fave Aero tracks and is a great start to the album. Rats, Combination and Sick As A Dog are all very cool and Combination has a rhythm section at the end that will send you wild! Lick and A Promise, Get the Lead Out And Home Tonight are all really cool typically Aero songs and Nobody's Fault is just 100% Hard ROCK!!!!!! Buy this or you will miss out on a great experience in your life.
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Quite simply one of the best hard rock n roll albus ever
The previous album 'Toys..' came close , but with Rocks Aerosmith produced their most definitive statement. Read more
Published 10 days ago by I. Stuart
Rocks ...ROCKS!!!!! the best review!
the boys are in form for this lil beautie it chugs nicely and remains strong from A to Z where would i rate it among my collection (of5000++)well its there somewhere in the top... Read more
Published 4 months ago by metalicas maximus
Another one of their finest hours....
This was a hugely significant release. It achieved the impossible and actually topped the career changing " Toys in the Attic" and it finally shot that ridiculous " Stones Clones"... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Tommo 18/7 ©
Aerosmith's purest Rock and Roll album
Aerosmith's most focused album. Joe Perry and Brad Whitford's dual-Guitar assault is as sharp as a red-hot razor on this album. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lord Anon
Classic album
How good is this album, it doesn't get much better than this, every track a classic. Aerosmith at their very best.
Published 7 months ago by bh2704
RE MASTERED
Again a seller says remaster and again its the original production, if its 3.99 then its not remastered, the music is classic and i shall keep the cd as is but it dose put you off... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Will Bracknell
Never better
Aerosmith have rightly claimed their space in the history of Rock 'n' Roll as America's greatest ever band. This album is indispensable. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Norrish
The REAL Aerosmith
Some of the releases from this band, since their re-emergence after "Permanent Vacation" and "Pump" in the late 80s, are not worthy of their name. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Little Cat Voom
Aerosmith, Rocks- yes they do!!!
Following on from the platignum selling TOYS IN THE ATTIC this is amagnificent album from start to finish,possibly as a result of the polished commercial sheen on the... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2010 by Mr Blackwell
Rocks Hard
1976. A bit of a transitional year. The year of harmless soft-rock monuments Hotel California, Boston, The Pretender, Frampton Comes Alive and Steely Dan's insanely underrated The... Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by Guy Peters
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